Back-To-School Boost: 3 sessions to facilitate a smoother transition back to school

Back-To-School Boost: 3 sessions to facilitate a smoother transition back to school

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$300.00

$300.00

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Do you have a child heading back to school this fall who will be dreading it and/or has a history of anxiety due to the social or academic challenges of attending school? If so, this "Back-to-School Boost" package of 3 sessions may help your child’s transition back to school feel a bit smoother.

The child, parent/guardian, and myself will meet for each of the 3 sessions to go over the following:

Session 1: You, your child, and I will review all of the aspects of school that make him or her feel uncomfortable and anxious. This covers a wide range of possibilities from transportation to and from school, the food your child eats during the school day, teachers, peers, the classroom, after school activities, academic struggles, the social interaction, the noise levels, etc… This is your child’s opportunity to really “put it all on the table”, so to speak. By doing so, this helps us figure out the layers of what is getting in the way of your child going to school and doing to the work s/he needs to do there, as well as how to thrive there.

Session 2: We will prioritize the challenges from Session 1 and start to address them. This session includes making actual plans for managing these challenges, as well as strategizing how to minimize challenges in the first place. We do a lot of brainstorming and planning in this session.

Session 3: The final session involves going over any/all plans we have made regarding supportive interventions that can help your child feel better about going back to school. This plan also addresses the “what ifs” -- What if this plan doesn’t work? What if my child continues to have anxiety about attending school? What if the school won’t help me out with some of these suggestions? What if my child ends up refusing to go to school?

You will be given supportive handouts in addition to your child’s plans/notes from these sessions.

Once you have purchased the package, call Bonnie at 207-604-4146 to schedule your 3 sessions with you and your child. Each of the sessions is 60 minutes.

Note: If your child is older (middle school or high school) and prefers to meet 1:1 with Bonnie for the first 2 sessions, we can plan that. The parent must be present for the last session.